School district · Pennsylvania

Wallingford-Swarthmore SD

Wallingford-Swarthmore SD in Pennsylvania: 5 public schools with 3,691 students and 13.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $24,282 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
3,691
Students per teacher
13.0
PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$24,282
PA $21.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
285
Counselors (FTE)
14.5
Students per counselor
255
PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
4.0
Librarians (FTE): 5.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Pennsylvania's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Pennsylvania: 49%

80%proficient

−1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 98% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 47% · 655 school districts compared

1,711 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

74%proficient

+4.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 98% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 39% · 655 school districts compared

1,712 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$17.6K15
$18.6K16
$18.1K17
$18.3K18
$19.3K19
$20.0K20
$20.0K21
$21.0K22
$22.7K23
$24.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
1.0% · $1.1M
State
20% · $20M
Local
79% · $80.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$15,502
Support services
$8,340
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.4M
Long-term debt
$48.5M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–547912.075%83%
K–556013.582%85%
K–560914.284%82%
6–886812.179%64%
9–121,17513.3——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
200 S Providence Rd, Wallingford, PA 19086
Phone
(610)892-3470
Website